Sometimes, almost everything goes right as Jim Armstrong of Jackson found out on his first turkey hunt.

Written by

Brian Albert Broom
bbroom@clarionledger.com

In the world of chasing turkeys, things rarely go as planned, but as one hunter found out, beginner's luck is a powerful force.

Jim Armstrong of Jackson said he was unable to hunt until Saturday morning, but fortunately, his partner Sam Taylor, also of Jackson, was able to get into the woods in Amite County the day before and do a little leg-work.

"I had actually taken off from work that Friday," said Taylor. In the woods before daylight, Taylor soon found himself surrounded by birds, but was unable to seal the deal on an old gobbler as the bird was more interested in the hens around him than Taylor's ...